Increase Size & Color or the Pointer

Open the Settings app (Windows Key + I) and go to Ease of Access > Mouse. There you have three different sizes to make the pointer.

While you’re here, you might also want to change the color of the arrow. For example, if you’re working in a large Word document, with a white cursor, it’s easy to lose track of on a white background.

There are three options for the color, too. White, which is the default, black, and the third option changes color depending on the background it’s hovering over.

I should also mention that Windows 10, like previous versions of Windows, still has the options to change the pointer appearance. If you’re interested in doing that you need to head to the legacy Control Panel and select Mouse. Then hit the tab for Pointer options.

Depending on the type of mouse you have, there might be additional options you can choose from and those settings are worth exploring as well.

It’s also interesting to note that on some displays, the action targets can be tiny, and having a large pointer can make it easier to get things done.

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Thanks for the posting, Brian. Correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t Windows 95/98 have a themes setting which allowed you to change one’s pointer, for example, to a bird or a car or a baseball or a dinosaur?

I remember saving those themes settings somewhere on an older pc but memory fails me as to where I saved them! Any idea where those themes can be safely downloaded?

And to quote Homer Simpson “I’ve gone back in time to when dinosaurs weren’t just confined to zoos.”

I seem to remember being able to customize the pointer back then. I am sure there are plenty of third-party apps that will allow you to customize your pointer to anything…but you need to be careful because a lot of those types of programs have horrible malware attached.

I personally have never been one to theme out my Windows systems over the years. I did when I was younger, but I just want to get things done.